Automobile license-certificate holder



Dec. 18, 1928. 1,695,941

O. E. ABBEY AUTOMOBILE LICENSE CERTI-NCME HOLDER Filed Aug. 1, 1927INVEN TOR.

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Patented Dec. 18,192.8.

UNITED STATES oRviLLE ii. ABBEY,

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AUTOMOBILE LICENS-CERTIEICATE HOLDER.

Application filed yAugust l,

' pensive to manufacture, and Which maybe venti on conveniently mountedon the vehicle at any desired place. f

A further object is to provide a-holder `of the abovev kind including vacontainer for-the license certificate Which is extremely light in Weightand durable in construction, `and simple and efficient means forattaching the container to the vehicle at any desired place.

A still further obj ect is to providepa holder which is ornamental andneat iii appearance, and which embodies a container so constructed as topermit the certicate to be conveniently insertedor removed.

Other objects will become vapparent as the nature of' the invention isbetter understood, and the same consists in the novel form, combinationand arrangementof parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in theaccompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters indicate correspondingparts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of an` automobile licensecertificate vholder constructed in accordance With the ypresent in-Figure 2 is a rear elevational lview thereof;

Figure 3 is an enlargedvertical section taken on line 3--3 of Figure 2;and

.Figure 4 is an enlarged horizontal. section taken on line 4-4 of Figure2.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the present license certicateholder includes a container in the nature of a card case or envelope andhaving a body portion formed from an elongated rectangular sheet ofiieX- ible material such as cloth or leather, said sheet being' foldedsubstantially intermediate itsends as at 5 upon a transverse horizontalfold line to provide-front and back Walls 6 and 7 which are boundtogether along their side edges by colored adhesive strips 8. A flexiblenon-metallic card case l is thus formed,` closed at the bottom andsides, and open at the top forl the ready insertion and removal of thelicense certificate 9. A further coloredV adhesive strip orv binding 8ais provided across the bottom ofthe con- 1927. Serial No. 209,862.

tainer body at the. fold 5, and a still rfurther colored adhesivebinding strip 8b is provided on the upper edge of the'front Wall (3. Thefront Wall 6 of the container or card case is provided with a` centralrelatively large rectangular opening as at 10 which is closed by atransparent sheet 11 of isinglass or the like that is,` disposed at theinner side y of the front Wall 6 and' may have its margin secured to thelatter about the opening 10, by

means of adhesive or the like. In this Way, a display Window is providedthroughvwhich the printed matter on'the license certificate card may bereadily seen or read, and as the inner edges of the binding strips 8,8,and 8b are disposed in uniformly spaced relation to and outwardly ofthe Walls of the opening 10, a double frame effect is had at the frontof the vcontainer or card case as shown clearly in Figure 1, Thisenliances'the appearance of the device and also insures durability. A i

rectangular stiffeningv and reinforcing sheet 12, of pastboard oi' thelike, is applied and secured to the inner face of the back Wall 7 byvmeans of adhesive or the like,`said vstiftening and reinforcing sheet 12being of approximately the same size as the back Wall and providedcentrally Aof its upper edge With a thumb notch 13. lThe back Wall 7 isprovided at its upper edge with an. extension in the formof a closureflap 14 adapted to benormally inserted in .the top ofthe con tainer bodyin front of the upper edge por-y tion of the stiffenino and reinforcingsheet b 21 12 as shown clearly in Figure 3.

The means for attaching the container to the vehicle consists of asticker embodying a rectangular sheet of adhesive material foldedintermediate its ends at 15 upon v a transverse horizontal fold line toprovide similar front and back portions 16 and17 respectively havingtheir adhesive surfaces yexposed at the front and rea-r oi the same` Thefront portion'le is stuck or adhesively secured to the back Wall 7 ofthe container centrally of the upper portion of the latter as shownclearly in Figures 2 to 4C inclusive,

and the portion 17 is adapted to be stuck or adhesively secured to thesurface of the vehicle at any place desired,y by moistening the rearadhesive surface. of the portion 17 and pressing it against the surfaceofthe vehicle. In `order to stiffen and reinforce the free portionv 17 asheet of cardboard 18 is placedbetvveen the portions 16 and 17 andagainst the inner or. front face of said portion 17' as shown clearly`in Figure 3. This cardboard sheet 18 has its lower corners cut away onangles and the lower corner portions of the part 17 are folded aroundthe oblique edges of the stiffening sheet 18 and adhesiv'ely secured tothe adpicent rear rsurface portions ot the part 1G as tgenerallyindicated at 19. In thislway, the,stiltening` sheet 18 is effectivelyretained in place and the portions or parts 1li-and 17 are heldconnected so that when; the device is attached to the vehicle thecontainer Will not readily` swing andv become accidentally detached. Y

Iti Willbo readily. seen that when the device is attached to the vehicleas' described above, access can be conveniently hadto 1. Anzautomobilelicense Certificateholder comprising a` iiati tlc);

ble envelope adapted to receive a license certilicate and hai/'ingangopening` and a transparent sheetvotiinaterial in the rear oiy saidopening;-through which the ertilieate isrviSilJle, said envelope havingVan inlet atl the top7 a sticker-7 adhesivelyA securedto the lippenportion of the backV ot the envelope and adaptedito, beadhesivelyrsecured toithe automobile', said stiche-1" embodying' a sheet otadhesive material folded upon an intermediate transverse horizontal lineto provide a,v front portion attached to the back o'l the envelope and aback portioniadaptedftoibe secured to the automobile, and a. stillening.sheet disposed 'betweeny said tron-tiy andi leiaclr;y portionsV andhaving:` cut away lower, corners, the lower corners of said' baclportion being 'folded Y around said corners and adhesively. secured tosaid front portion.

2. An automobile license certiiicate holder comprising; a' flatvflexible envelope adapted to receive a. license; certificate andhaving;- an opening and a transparent sheet of matel rial; in the rearof said opening through which the certificate is visible, said envelopehaving; an inlet at the-top, a` sticlrer7 agdhesively secuigfedto theupper portionlof; the

back ol the envelope and adapted to be advV hesively securedV to theautoinobilersaidenvelope Vembodyingv an elongated sheet lolf materialfolded intermediateits-ends upon a. horizontal line toprovide front andback Walls. connected at the bottoni of 'sheen-v velope, strips ofadhesivo material Vbinding said Walls together at the sides-ofv .theen-r velope,y and further stripsl ot. adhesive maiterial binding` theupper edge otthe 'liront wall and secured about the Jfold connection ofthe 'front and rear Walls.;`V

3. An automobile license,certificatefholdercomprising aV tlatliexibleenvelope adaptedto receive license certificatey and having` an openinganda transparent sheet of ma,-

' terial in the rear ot said openingthrough which the certificate isvisible, saidenvelope having an inlet at the top, and a stickeradhesively secured tothe upper portion ot the back ot the-envelope andadapted tot be adliesively--v secured to the automobile, said t envelopeembodyingM an elongated sheet ofi material folded intermediate its endsupon a horizontal'line-toprovide front and z Walls connectedA atthefbottom and'se-V cured together at thesides Oi: the'envelope,v Y

a stillening sheet applied t-oV the inner tace ot the beck Vall., andV aclosureflap` on the upper edge oit tliefbaclt Wall oldable intoi theupper end of the envelope over the upper end ot said stiiiiening sheet;

ln testimonyWhereotl atli-X my signature.

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